It signed on the air on July 31, 1955 as KRNT-TV, and was owned by the Cowles family until 1983. Today, the station is CBS affiliate KCCI-8 in Des Moines, and the Hearst Television property is gearing up to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
It was a partnership that started in 2023. Today, Hope Media Group and Worship 24/7 are set to formally unite in a merger of the two Christian radio networks. It is now known how much HMG will be paying to obtain Worship 24/7's assets, based on a series of filings posted to the FCC's LMS on Wednesday.
As June began, a surprise exit from the FCC caught many industry leaders and market observers off-guard: Nathan Simington tendered his resignation. One month later, he has resurfaced at a D.C. think-tank.
Dick Whitworth, a 50-year veteran of Christian-focused faith-based media, is retiring. This opened up an opportunity for Pillar Media, operator of "STAR"-branded Christian Adult Contemporary radio stations in three U.S. markets, to select a new COO. It went with a former iHeartMedia Region President.
In February 2024, the widow of the late Steve Marks signed off on the sale of a group of radio stations located in Glendive, Mont., to an entity led by Managing Member Andrew Sturlaugson. Now, the estate of Mr. Marks is spinning two full-power TV stations and a TV translator property to an educational institution.
Marketron, a broadcast industry revenue operations and digital advertising technology firm, has reached a product integration agreement with media workflow software firm vCreative.
This intertwines the Marketron Traffic product and vCreative’s vPPO platform in new ways.
Nasdaq-traded Auddia Inc. has named the successor to Michael Lawless as Chief Executive Officer. The change comes as Lawless is retiring after 13 years of leading the company and its predecessor, Clip Interactive.
A digital multicast network purveyor that recently named Otto Padrón as its President and COO has appointed a VP of Digital Strategy and Revenue Ops. In this role, an ex-Univision Interactive Media leader will "architect, lead, build and execute Get After It Media's digital growth and revenue strategy.
On Tuesday, broadcast TV company Gray Media announced a private offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of 9.625% senior secured second lien notes due 2032. One day later, the NYSE-traded company unveiled the pricing of the offering, and it is an upsizing — a mark of success for Gray.
The company behind the local content-focused Zeam OTT platform has inked a fresh distribution deal with LG. It's an agreement that brings the Zeam Media platform on millions of smart TVs across the U.S.
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau is terminating its investigation and resolving a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture handed to Randolph, Mass., individual for unlicensed FM radio broadcasts on two different frequencies. It is doing so by entering into a Consent Decree that involves a small civil penalty and a much bigger default fine.
The Northern Virginia-headquartered broadcast television company led by CEO Mike Steib and CFO Julie Heskett has proven that it is one of the industry's strongest players. How it performed in Q2 2025 will be revealed in early August.
The FCC has released its broadcast station totals for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting the three-month period ending June 30. The biggest takeaway? Another significant increase in noncommercial FM radio stations was seen, as both commercial AM and FM totals experienced a decrease.
The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF)'s 2025 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) program has concluded, with a graduation held in June for the executive MBA-style educational learning opportunity.
A Senior Fellow of an independent, non-profit free market-oriented think tank founded in 2006 has taken pen to paper to alert the FCC and its Chairman, Brendan Carr, that it best refrain from reviving what it calls "social contracts" to address inefficiencies in the nation's video marketplace.
A presently dark 250-watt FM translator using a tower site sandwiched between fast-growing Bartow and bustling Lakeland, Fla., is the latest property Ferris Waller has agreed to obtain, adding to a mix of stations across the Sunshine State's interior.
It is a widely used radio morning show challenge pitting man versus woman in a knowledge test. For a generation of listeners, the "War of the Roses" has been a part of waking up. Now, it is getting an animated take, thanks to iHeartMedia and a radio host who first rose to fame in New York more than 40 years ago.
Its programs include "Discovering the Jewish Jesus." That is just a sample of what listeners to a Class B AM radio station with a booming signal stretching from Austin to close to Oklahoma City can hear on "The Truth Station." Pending FCC approval, this facility will be shifting to a new licensee.
The flagship home of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals will remain one of North America's most powerful AM radio stations ... and its 50kw FM sibling licensed to Hazelwood, Mo.
One big takeaway from the company co-led by Hilton Howell Jr. and Pat LaPlatney is that it has not completed the process to finalize its Q2 2025 financial results. The other significant announcement involves the significant non-cash impairment charge Gray Media will be taking with the impending loss of CBS affiliation in Atlanta.
